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7 Disturbingly Scary Short Stories To Read In The Dark

Stories that will leave you unsettled for a long time.

Sarah Talwar
Aug 02, 2019
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Bored? Having nothing much to do? How about picking up a book? Nah! it takes too long to read and as a millennial I don't have that patience to sit down with a book for hours. What I need is excitement and thrill sprinkled with just enough adrenaline to keep me entertained. Well, I can't give you a rollercoaster or ride through a haunted house but I can give you that excitement and rush of adrenaline. Just think of it as a VR haunted house if you must.

Sit down, buckle up because it's going to be one heck of a ride. Get ready to read 7 unhinging short stories that will spook the living daylights out of you.

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